Canada vs Denmark: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food

Canada
41.1%
in 2015
Denmark
42.5%
in 2015
Canada rank
111th
Denmark rank
109th

Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food over time

  • Canada
  • Denmark
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 42.5% against 41.1% in Canada, a difference of 1.5%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 111th and Denmark ranks 109th of 217 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food
Unit
%
Source
Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
217 places, 5,642 data points, 1990–2015
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Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.